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IMPROVEMENT v T N HAND-SPINNING MACHINE.

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TO ALL`WHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

Be it known that LANTHONY W. SILvIs, of Birmingham, in the county of VanBuren, and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement ina Hand-Spinning Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exactdcs'eription thereof, Ywhich will enable othersskilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of rthis specification.,

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved hand-spinningmachine, taken-in the line z iig. i

Figure 2 is a plan for top view of the same.

Figure 3 is a'detached front view of the carriage C.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in theconstruction ofv amaehine 'for spinningn number of threads at a time byhand-power. On the frame ofthe machine is mounted a carriage, providedwith feed-rolls, and this carriage traverses back and forth to and froma series of spindles arranged across the front end of the frame, and itis operated by a hand-crank. With `tliis machine a person can spin amuch greater quantity of yarn than 'with the ordinary spinning-wheel.

A is a stationary rectangular frame, and B a movable frame, that may befolded up out of the way, connected with it in the rear for operation,and extending back any desired distance, on which is mounted a car`riage,'(}, having four wheels, a a, two on each side, to travel uponways b b, that run Aalong-the 4top of the frame B, and extend over theframe A, to allow the carriage C to come close up to the spindles e c,placed in a line ,across the front part of the frame A. On one side ofthe frame A is hung a pulley, 0l, operated by a handcrank, di, andbandedto a smaller pulley, c, ona driving-shaft,f, that lies across the backpart of the frame A, and on its opposite end carries a pulley, el, thatis banded to a small pulley, e2, fixed ori the end of a drumpulley, lc,that extends across the frame A, and carries the bands z' e', which givemotion tothe spindles c c, respectively, in the ordinary way. Afeed-roll, D, is mounted on the carriage C inside pieces jj, that arehinged or pivoted at h L, so that the feed-roll D may rest upon thecarriage-wheeled a, and receive motion from them as they travel in onedirection to unwind the sliver on` it, or be raisedrupscias .not totouch the wheels, and thus remain still when the carriage moves up tothe spindles to \`v`induptheynrn on the bobbins.- The spool E,containing the-raping, is placed as usual on the roll D. The Vcarriageis operated by means of a; cord, m, fastened at the rear end, whichicordpasses overa sheave, n, on the 'back part-of the frame B, and thence toa drum or winch, p, placed loosely on the drivingfshaftf. TheV drump isprovided with a clutch,` whichis shifted by a finger, g, connected witha lever, r, pivote-d on the frame A. The lever r is connected by 'arod,vs, with a. corresponding lever, 7", pivoted on the rear part oftheframe Bf When the machine islpreparedfor spinning, by having thefropingon the spool E connected with the spins dles', 'as usualand the carriageC is in position Iover the frame A, then, by turning the crank d',mction'is given to the machine'through the driving-shaftf, and the.pulley-connections before described. The cord m is then wound up on thedrum j), and draws the carriage G back over the frame B, the clutehon.the drum being then engaged withthe shaftf.v As the carriage C travelsback; on the frame B, the feed-roll D rests upon the wheels a a, andtakes motion therefrom to feed the raping oif ofthe spool E, that restsloosely upon it in the ordinary way, but when the carriage reaches acertain point far enough back for the delivery of the roping to cease, a

catch, g, then strikes a pin, t, on the side of the frame B, which catch"turns a rock-bar, u, extending across the carriage,- and by itsconnection with the hinged side-pieces jj, raises themup at onc end andlifts the feed-roll D clear of the wheels tv a, to stop its motion,and'at the same moment elevates a sliding guide-rail, F, so that itpinches the roping against a top rail, w, and thus holds the roping forthe subsequent operations of twisting, drawing, and winding the yarn. Sosoonas the carriage C runs back to the rear end of the frame B, the freeend of the lever r is struck by a catch-pin, v, on the under side of thecarriage, land by means of the rod s, connecting the lever r with thelever r, and4 the finger' q operated thereby, disengagcs the' clutch onthe drum p. The carriage C is then free to return to the front of themaehine'to wind .up the yarn, which. drawslit forward in the operationofwinding on the bobbins in the usual wey. As the carriage C comes up tothe front of the machine on the frame A, tstrikes aJ slide-piece, y, atone side, and raises the drop z to throw it back from the spindles inthe usal way. The drop z fnstens itself by a. spring-bolt, z', whichcatches on the sideof the frame when the drop rises. When Athe carriageC reaches the front of thc-machine, the catch g strikes the pin t', andthus dropsthe feed-roll D and the guide-roiLF to release the roping, andallow!l it to feed againwhile at the sameztimelthe catch-pin v strikesthe free end of the lever 7', :md engages the clutch on the drum p, toallow the carriage C to bek drawn back and repent the operation before`described. Thus the work ofspnningn number of threads nt a, time isaccomplished byhimd=pewer with great expedition, bywhichrnieansztgrent'eeonomy is elTected in domestic manufactures. l

Having thus deseribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isf

1.. The carriage C, in combination with the feed-roll D, guide-rail F,spool E,. catch g, and pin t', all oper# a'tng as described, whereby, asthe catchy strikes the pin-t', the feed-roll D is -dropped upon thewheel a of the carriage, and the guide-rail F releases the roping to befed to the spindles, as herein shown and described.

2. The combination ofthe carriage C, having the operatingfmeehnnism, thecord m., sheave n, rods s, shaft f, clutch-pulley p, levers 7' r', andfinger g', as herein described for the purpose speeied.

3. The slide y, connected with the drop z, and operated by the carriageC, as and for the purpose specified.

ANTHONY SILVIS.

Witnesses ERAsTUs Pimm, PHILIP' S. STONE.

